I don’t think you’ll find a single medical professional who will tell you that there is zero risk associated with any vaccine. In all the billions of vaccines administered there are definitely going to be some adverse reactions, but the unassailable truth is that it’s much, much more risky to not be vaccinated. We’re talking orders of magnitude, here.
Think about it in terms of guns. Having a gun in the home introduces a small risk to people in your household. While this is demonstrably true, this small risk is more than offset by it’s deterrent effect and by it’s utility in case of violence from external sources. It’s the same kind of question with respect to vaccines. We’ve been so successful with combating the spread of infectious diseases that people forget how to accurately weigh that factor of the risk equation and give the very small risk of adverse reaction undue weight. In other words, they make irrational choices.
Well as the WSJ said today, only in the age of the internet would 30% of California moms listen to a 3rd rate Hollyweird celeb vs the best doctors.